Clothespin



C. HARRISON Feb. 9, 1954 CLOTHESPIN Filed June 25, 1951 Patented Feb. 9, 1954 UNITED STATES asses Minx.

1 Claim.

This invention appertains to improvements in clothespins and has for its primary object to provide an improved clothespin, which functions as a connector between a clothes line and a clothes hanger so that the hanger is dependably suspended from the line, whereby any weight imposed on the hanger will more effectively secure the pin on the line.

Another object of this invention is to provide a simple and compact clothespin, which will enable a clothes hanger to be easily and securely suspended from a clothes line in a manner to permit the hanging of garments without twisting or stretching the garments.

These and ancillary objects are attained by this invention, the preferred embodiments of which are set forth in the following description and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein;

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of one form of the invention;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of another form of this invention;

Figure 4 is a front elevational view of another form of this invention, and

Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Figure 4.

With continued reference to the accompanying drawing and especially Figures 1 and 2, the clothespin {0 includes a body portion 12, which is formed with opposing closed ends l4 and It. The end I4 defines the head or upper end of the body portion, while the end 16 constitutes the lower end.

An axial passage I8 is formed in the body portion between the opposing ends and terminates adjacent to and spaced from the upper end l4 in a fiat end wall 20, the opposing upper side walls 22 and 24 of the passage being convex and in confronting relation to define the upper inner surfaces of opposing legs 26 and 28.

An oblique slot 30 is formed in the leg 28 and laterally communicates with the passage, the slot dividing the leg into an upper section 32 and a lower section 34. The upper section terminates at the slot in an outwardly curved semi-flexible tongue 36 which overlaps an inwardly curved semi-flexible tongue 38 on the free or upper end of the leg section 34.

The leg section 34 is disposed complemental to the lower end of the leg section 26, and confronting nodes 39 and 48 are formed on the inner surfaces thereof to define a restricted entrance for the lower end 42 of the passage, the throat portion 44 being enlarged and lying below the slot 30.

In use, the pin is mounted on a line 46 by pass ing the slot 30 downwardly over the line so that the line engages the end 26 of the passage. The hook 48 of a clothes hanger is passed through the slot into the passage and rests in the end 42 of the passage. Thus, additional weight on the pin will more effectively anchor the pin on the line.

Another form of this invention is illustrated in Figure 3, wherein the pin Ell includes a body portion 52, which is formed with opposing closed ends 54 and 55 and with a central axial passage 53. The leg iii, opposed to the leg 62 and defined by the passage, is formed with a transverse slot 64, the adjoining spaced ends 66 and 68 of the leg being in overlapping. arrangement. The end 66 is outwardly curved complemental to the curvature of the confronting inner surface it of the leg 62 and overlies the tapered end 58. The inner surface of the end 68 is slightly concaved to complement the section 12 of the leg 62 in defining a flared throat 74 for the lower end 16 of the passage Within which a hanger is adapted to rest.

Another embodiment of the invention is illustrated in Figures 4 and 5, wherein the pin 78 includes a conventionally shaped body portion 80 having a closed end 82 and an open end 84, the body portion being formed with a central longitudinal passage 86. The walls of the passage are flat and the passage defines opposing legs 88 and 90, which have spaced confronting lower ends. Transverse openings 92 and 94 are formed in the lower ends of the legs and transversely communicate with the passage. The openings are provided with insert sleeves 96 and are in axial alignment to receive the hook of a hanger.

Of course, other forms of this invention may be provided, in accordance with the appended claim.

Having thus described this invention, what is claimed as new is:

A clothespin comprising a "body portion having an axial passage therein, opposing closed ends on said body portion, said passage defining opposing legs and one of said legs being formed adjacent one end of the body portion with a slot transversely communicating with the passage, said slot dividing said leg into two sections and the adjoining spaced ends of the leg sections being in overlapping arrangement, said slot dividing said passage into a relatively long passage portion and a relatively short passage portion, said relatively long passage portion having opposed convex side walls, and said relatively short passage portion having side walls provided with centrally disposed 3 confronting nodes defining a restricted entrance Number to the inner portion of such relatively short pas- 309,669 sage portion. 561,475 CELIA HARRISON. 1,275,582 5 r 2,092,121 References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Number Name Date 22,475 D. 27,245 Gilbert June 22, 1897 10 272,762 Perkins Feb. 20, 1883 Name Date Wheatley Dec. 23, 1884 Baringer June 2, 1896 Mascellino Aug. 13, 1918 Johnson Sept. 7, 1937 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Australia of 1935 

